Grapes
Fresh Express has teamed up with parent company Chiquita for a new line of snacking products called Chiquita Bites and Chiquita Sticks.
The California Table Grape Commission has a new health advertising campaign, telling consumers that eating “normal amounts” of grapes each day may help with long-term health.
It has been a record-setting fall for the California table grape industry.
Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.
Since Vanguard International expanded production and scope with the purchase of Peru’s Agricola Challapampa in 2016, the company has made investments to ensure a year-round supply from the country.
As more produce is offered with a fair trade label and more consumer seek it out, sales are greatly increasing, with Fair Trade USA reporting a 30% jump in 2018.
The Fresno, Calif.-based California Table Grape Commission has hired Jodi Devaurs as director of trade policy.
Table grape breeder Sheehan Genetics LLC, Fresno, Calif., is building a research and development facility for new varieties for growers in California and the Americas.
U.S. imports of both fruits and vegetables increased moderately in 2019, new trade figures reveal.
The Oppenheimer Group will be expanding the Ocean Spray brand to grapes, starting with Mexican grapes in May.
Mexican table grape production is down this year compared with 2019 but promotable volumes will start earlier.
Anthony Johnson has joined Hronis Inc., Delano, Calif., as a domestic sales associate.
The company that brought Cotton Candy grapes to the market has six new Price Look-Up numbers for 24 varieties of table grapes, including 10 considered as “novelty” varieties like the Cotton Candy.
Shipments of California grapes are down about 8% from last season, but average per-pound prices for the major varieties are the same.
The California Table Grape Commission has downgraded July projections of the third-largest crop in history to a normal production of 109 million 19-pound boxes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying $30 million of table grapes.
Foodservice operators, including those that service restaurants and healthcare companies, are using California grapes on their menus this fall.
This season has been sweet for the Sweet Carnival grape.
Pacific Trellis Fruit, Los Angeles, has a new line of Dulcinea brand seedless grapes.
Grape buyers don’t need to hit the panic button. California grape holdings are down compared with a year ago, but promotable fruit volumes will be shipped through early January.
Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., is wrapping up its Peruvian table grape program and has switched to imports of Chilean grapes.
Marketers moved nearly 60 million pounds of organic grapes in 2018, up more than 6.8 million pounds over the previous year.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has rebranded, with a new logo and packaging design.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
From healthy recipes to supply chain solutions, the fresh produce industry is adjusting to cater to consumers and the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tarrytown, N.Y.-based fresh fruit importer Jac. Vandenberg Inc. has announced that its Sunrays brand of grapes will now be available year-round, thanks to the addition of California growers to its lineup.
The Packer is seeking input from Mexican and California growers/shippers/marketers for the April 26 Spring Grape tab.
Fresh Farms, Rio Rico, Ariz., will bring its one-source shopping experience to the industry with a wide array of dry vegetables and early grapes.
The transition between Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere grape harvest could leave a gap in green grape supplies, shippers say.